In a lonely place by Nicholas Ray(
Visual
)30
editions published
between
1950
and
2017
in
3
languages
and held by
934 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Dixon Steele is an alcoholic screenwriter who has some success but is now in the midst of a long dry spell. One of his neighbors
is Laurel Gray, a would-be actress and a smart cookie. Steele is a bitter, angry man who succeeds in insulting everyone he
sees while drinking at noon in his usual hangout. Dix has taken a job adapting a trashy novel for the screen--but he doesn't
want to read the book. The celebrity-obsessed coat check girl at his hangout has, however, and is happy to come home with
him and give him a synopsis. Abruptly woken at 5:00 AM by a police detective, Dix learns that the girl was found murdered,
and he was the last person to see her alive. Laurel gives him an alibi, and they begin seeing each other. Is Dix a lovable
rebel, a disillusioned, cynical know-it-all, or a cold-blooded killer? How much danger will Laurel be in if she attempts to
find out?

In a lonely place by Dorothy B Hughes(
Book
)45
editions published
between
1947
and
2017
in
9
languages
and held by
738 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The classic noir tale of American machismo gone mad

The blackbirder by Dorothy B Hughes(
Book
)35
editions published
between
1943
and
2015
in
English and Italian
and held by
420 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
From the "queen of noir," a gripping 1943 WWII espionage novel with a unique hardboiled heroine

The expendable man by Dorothy B Hughes(
Book
)21
editions published
between
1963
and
2012
in
3
languages
and held by
397 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
An intern, driving to a wedding in Phoenix, picks up a young female hitch-hiker who is later found murdered, drawing him into
a race to find the killer, before the police can suspect him

Illustrations of Chaucer's England by Dorothy B Hughes(
Book
)30
editions published
between
1918
and
2010
in
English and French
and held by
327 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

Ride the pink horse by Dorothy B Hughes(
Book
)35
editions published
between
1946
and
2015
in
5
languages
and held by
326 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
During its Fiesta, a small desert town in New Mexico welcomes three strangers. Sailor, a hood from Chicago, is here to confront
his boss, Sen (a crooked "weasel-faced" senator), in order to extort money. He is the only one who can finger Sen for setting
up the murder of his wealthy wife, made to look like a robbery gone wrong. On the trail of both is Mac. Though from the same
slums as Sailor, Mac decided on a different route and joined the police. He knows that Sailor can put Sen behind bars and
wants him to testify in order to get him there. Though Sailor is aware that this is the right thing to do, he needs the money
from Sen more. Over the space of a few days, the three characters collide with one another at regular intervals in a clumsy
dance, one advancing as the other retreats, continually surrounded by the swirling colors, sounds, and smells of the festival

The Davidian report, a novel of suspense by Dorothy B Hughes(
Book
)15
editions published
between
1952
and
2017
in
English
and held by
310 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
To stop a Communist plot, a secretive man searches Los Angeles for a confidential report. When bad weather forces his flight
to Los Angeles to land outside of town, Steve Wintress agrees to share a car with three of his fellow travelers: a timid young
soldier, a powerful Justice Department official, and a taciturn Hollywood beauty. They don't know it yet, but all four strangers
have something in common and one of them might kill to get it. A Communist defector has smuggled the priceless Davidian report
out of East Berlin, and every secret agency in the world wants to get its hands on it. The report is somewhere in Los Angeles,
and Steve will have to battle the CIA, FBI, and the Communist Party to secure it for himself. As he knows all too well, in
a game like this, the last thing you should trust is a friendly face

The so blue marble by Dorothy B Hughes(
Book
)32
editions published
between
1940
and
2015
in
7
languages
and held by
258 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
An actress finds herself caught between her ex-husband and a pair of murderous twins At the age of twenty-four, Griselda Satterlee
has already lived two lifetimes. A star of the silver screen, she gives up Hollywood after a year, and moves to New York to
become a designer. While her ex-husband, Con, is out of town, she is staying in his apartment. Walking back one night, she
meets two cheerful young men who want to go home with her & mdash;and won & rsquo;t take no for an answer. David and Danny
are twins, and they are the most beautiful men Griselda has ever seen. They are also the most dangerous. They want something
from her: a lustrous blue marble, which they insist is in Con & rsquo;s apartment. Though they leave without hurting her,
Griselda knows that next time, they won & rsquo;t be so amiable. To save herself, she must discover the secret of the marble
& mdash;a secret with death at its core

Dark certainty by Dorothy B Hughes(
Book
)20
editions published
between
1931
and
2011
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
244 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

The fallen sparrow by Dorothy B Hughes(
Book
)30
editions published
between
1942
and
2015
in
4
languages
and held by
159 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
An escapee from a Spanish prison hunts for his best friend & rsquo;s killer in New York For more than a year, Kit McKittrick
languishes in a Fascist prison, his days spent in darkness and his nights tortured by fear of his limping jailer, whose name
he never learns. He escapes Spain with the help of Louie Lepetino, a childhood friend who came with him to fight on behalf
of the Republican cause. Back in the United States, Kit heads out West to recover from his ordeal, while Louie returns to
a life of caf & eacute;s and cocktail parties in New York. But Kit & rsquo;s convalescence is cut short when he learns Louie
has taken a fatal tumble out of a window, and he journeys to New York to discover who gave his savior the final push. Only
a woman could have led Louie to his death, Kit thinks, and New York is full of femmes fatales. But man or woman, Louie & rsquo;s
murderer should watch out for Kit: He wants vengeance, and he & rsquo;s willing to kill for it

The candy kid by Dorothy B Hughes(
Book
)9
editions published
between
1950
and
2015
in
English
and held by
144 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Jose Aragon looks like a cowboy and, to his disgust, smells like one too. In El Paso between jobs, he's standing outside the
Chenoweth Hotel, praying for a room, a shower, and a couple of ice cold beers. Instead, he finds a woman: a sandy-haired,
wealthy beauty named Dulcinda Farrar. Mistaking him for ordinary border-town trash, she offers him a few bucks to pick up
a package for her. Jose plays along, thinking it will be a lark to pull one over on the beautiful Yankee. But his sense of
humor is about to get him into trouble

Dread journey by Dorothy B Hughes(
Book
)23
editions published
between
1945
and
2015
in
3
languages
and held by
137 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
On a transcontinental train, a starlet fears her director may be trying to kill her. Four years after she arrived in Los Angeles,
Kitten Agnew has become a star. Though beautiful and talented, she'd be nowhere without Vivien Spender: Hollywood's most acclaimed
director and its most dangerous. But Kitten knew what she was getting into when she got involved with him; she had heard the
stories of Viv's past discoveries: Once he discarded them, they ended up in a chorus line, a sanatorium, or worse. She knows
enough of his secrets that he wouldn't dare destroy her career. But he may be willing to kill her. On a train from Los Angeles
to Chicago, Kitten learns that Viv is planning to offer her roommate a part that was meant for her. If she lets him betray
her, her career will be over. But fight for the part, and she will be fighting for her life as well

The delicate ape by Dorothy B Hughes(
Book
)19
editions published
between
1944
and
2015
in
English and Japanese
and held by
131 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
To prevent another war, a diplomat hides from enemies of peace Twelve years after the Second World War ended, America & rsquo;s
war efforts have been replaced by those of the Peace Department, whose chief responsibility is to oversee the police force
that governs Germany. On the eve of the biennial Peace Conclave in New York, rumors are swirling that the force may be withdrawn,
and the Germans allowed free reign once again. Only the secretary of peace stands in the way of this controversial plan &
mdash;that is, until he & rsquo;s murdered. His deputy, Piers Hunt, is the only man in the diplomatic corps who knows of his
superior & rsquo;s death. Fearing a similar fate, he arrives in New York incognito, racing against those who would once again
plunge the world into global conflict. Piers is a man of peace, but for the sake of his beliefs, he may be forced to get blood
on his hands

Johnnie by Dorothy B Hughes(
Book
)10
editions published
between
1944
and
2015
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
64 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Private First Class Johnnie Brown has only two days to spend in New York before he ships out to fight the Nazis. While his
fellow soldiers amuse themselves at the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, and the night clubs of Times Square,
Johnnie has a humbler wish: to ride the subway. But no sooner has he paid his nickel than he detects something peculiar: a
stout, mysterious man speaking German. Sensing espionage, Johnnie follows the German to a posh townhouse, where he finds more
excitement than any cabaret can offer. Within minutes, he has lost his clothes, his dignity, and his sense of direction. But
Johnnie is a devoted servant of Uncle Sam, and will not rest until every one of the townhouse's secrets have been stripped
as naked as he is

The bamboo blonde by Dorothy B Hughes(
Book
)21
editions published
between
1941
and
2015
in
3
languages
and held by
49 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
On their second honeymoon, a woman & rsquo;s husband is arrested for murder Griselda Satterlee is beginning to regret her
second marriage to Con. Their honeymoon was supposed to be joyous, romantic, and full of glamor & mdash;all of the things
their first marriage wasn & rsquo;t & mdash;but instead they are spending it on Long Beach, a Navy town whose fleets have
all shipped out to sea. The tedium of Long Beach cannot compare to the insult Con gives Griselda one night, when he picks
up a stunning blonde at a bar, leaving his wife in the dust. When he returns to their hotel, Con explains to Griselda that
the woman was planning to shoot herself, so he took her out of the bar to confiscate her gun. Griselda is just beginning to
believe him when the blonde turns up dead, and Con is arrested for her murder. Griselda will have to work quickly to salvage
their honeymoon, or Con will be forced to trade their bridal suite for death row

The cross-eyed bear murders by Dorothy B Hughes(
Book
)5
editions published
between
1940
and
2015
in
English
and held by
10 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Alone in New York City, a young actress becomes entangled in an international caperLizanne Steffasson used to dream of life
on the Broadway stage that is, until she came crashing down to Earth. Having decided to aim lower, she dreams simply of being
able to pay her rent which is why she responds to a strange ad in the newspaper: Wanted: A beautiful girl. One not afraid
to look on danger's bright face. Lizanne is neither beautiful nor fearless, and she's about to come face-to-face with a most
fearful danger indeed. When the Swedish billionaire known as the Cross-Eyed Bear died, he left his three sons' inheritance
in a trust, to be collected when the youngest turned twenty-one. But just before his birthday, the youngest son disappeared
into the wilds of New York. Now, the estate lawyer wants Lizanne's help finding him. Lizanne knows more of the story than
her new employer realizes and she cannot trust anyone if she is to come through the mission alive